With all of the summer events complete and NBA training camp ready to commence for the 2016-17 season, it's a good time to unveil our first preseason 2017 mock draft board.
We used Las Vegas championship odds provided by Odds Shark to determine the order, with the biggest underdog (Brooklyn Nets, whose pick goes to the Boston Celtics) getting the first pick. Personal opinion was used as a tiebreaker for teams with the same odds.
Unlike last year, when LSU product Ben Simmons started the season as the heavy No. 1 overall favorite, this season's top-prospect discussion is a fluid debate with a handful of candidates.
Our first board features six one-and-done freshmen and three international players (three if you count one American playing overseas) in the lottery. With all the flashy new talent and some solid returning upperclassmen, this draft has the potential to be one of the better ones this decade.
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2017 NBA Mock Draft: Pre-Training Camp Edition
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